The Strictly Business Band

April 3, 2013 By alduartejr Leave a Comment

Published March 26, 2013 | By Ramón Hernández Photos by Ramón Hernández (Click on pictures to enlarge image)   Tejano music lovers take heed. March 20 just marked the first day of spring for this year and December 21 will mark the first day of winter with January of next year expected to be a brutally cold winter.   According to www.accuweather.com, the average January temperatures in the northeast and northwest United States where pockets of Americans of Mexican descent have settled range from a minus four (-5) degrees in North Dakota, four degrees in Minneapolis, nine degrees in Milwaukee, 11 degrees in Denver, 12 degrees in Chicago, 16 degrees in Indianapolis and 17 degrees in Boise, Idaho to perhaps one or two days up in the low to middle fifties.   However, thanks to the brainchild of Alejandro “Al” Duarte, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel in the way of a cruise to Cozumel, Mexico where the daily high and low temperature in January averages a steady 81 degrees.   For those who book a sailing date of Monday, January 13 to Saturday, January 18, that means a welcomed relief from snow blizzards, icy roads, shoveling snow and dressing in several layers of clothing to keep warm.   And instead of having to wait until next March to get a dose of Tejano music at the fan fair, the Tejano Music Awards in June or the 10th Annual Tejano Music Convention in August, five-time Grammy award winning Flaco … [Read More...]